Madhvaon Brahma Sūtra 1.1.27
Dvaita Vedānta
Sūtra
उपदेशभेदान्नेतिचेन्नोभयस्मिन्नप्यविरोधात्
upadeśabhedānneticennobhayasminnapyavirodhāt
Sūtra translation
If it be objected that one and the same thing could not have been meant, on the ground that the texts differ j me say ‘No’; for there is no contradiction be- tween the texts (in either case).
The earlier text is: “ His three immortal feet are in heaven.” (Ch. iii. 12. 6). The latter text, ‘ Beyond heaven ’ (Ch. iii. 13. 7), has the oblative case. Hence it may appear that no single thing is here spoken of ,* but it is not the fact. For there is no contradiction whatever between the two texts, as they refer to the different views of the sub-division of tlie universe into three region or seven regions* It has been said that Prana (Breath) is Vishnu, In this connection, the text, “ They, these, the eye, the ear, the mind, speech, breath have their place in the head > (and are called the dependents) * (Ai. A. ii. 1. 4), does not admit breath being taken as Vishnu. For breath is spoken of in the rank of the senses. To remove this objection, the Sutrakara says